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This is a flying Rock-A-Chute Mark III rocket model built by G. Harry Stine, one of the American pioneers in the field of flying rocket and missile models, during the late 1950s. It is not known whether it was flown. The model has a pasteboard body, balsa nose and fins, and a plastic parachute. A solid propellant rocket motor propels the model, and then at the end of the vertical flight it forces the release of a parachute. The model is then retrieved and can be used again. The model is launched from a launch pad, with a hand-held launch controller being used to ignite the motor.

G. Harry Stine donated the model to the Smithsonian in 1973.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type MODELS-Missiles & Rockets Manufacturer G. Harry Stine
 Dimensions Other: 14 × 1 in. (35.6 × 2.5cm)
 Materials Cardboard
Wood
Paint
Rubber
Steel
Aluminum
Adhesive
Paper body, balsa nose and fins, and plastic parachute
 Inventory Number A19930827000 Credit Line Gift of G. Harry Stine Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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